The characters in this fanfiction are not mine. All of them belong to Rebecca Sugar and Cartoon Network with the exception of Onyx. She was made from my head. Thank you for the reads and reviews! 3

I remember being born, or breaking my way out. I was sure that I was the only one, until I saw many more holes like mine. They were all similar, or they were supposed to be. Some weren't though, but I didn't see any others around like me. I remember looking down at my hands and them being black. My skin was darker than anything I had ever seen, even inside my hole. I blinked slowly and looked around, the series of holes was massive. They stretched up and up into the sky until I couldn't see the end of them. I then remember rumbling, terrible, terrible rumbling and then a machine. A white machine with designs and legs that made it move. I remember looking down to see if I had legs and twitching my face when I found I did. My fingers ran over my face. They traced both of my eyes, my nose and my mouth. It was then this machine stopped in front of me and a woman clad purely in a color completely opposite of my own emerged. She was beautiful. I moved forward, shakily at first, but then finding my legs getting used to moving when I told them to. The woman smiled at me and then looked up at the machine. A far, far larger woman stepped out. She was wearing white too. Was everyone other than me that pure color? Was I just wrong? The smaller woman than spoke to me.

"You're late, but that's alright, we will assign you a job anyways. You are Facet-6P4N Cut-2DI." The woman looked up expecting me to answer. When I didn't, her face changed. "Your an Onyx!? We haven't had one of those since-" The woman's voice was cut off by the larger woman taking one giant step forward.

"You are very lucky Onyx. I have the perfect mission in store for you" I blinked once again at the large woman and then at the smaller one. After that, my memory fades a bit.

Another thing I remember is training, sweating, burning training. I was trained to be quick, mischievous and deadly silent. That's what I was after all, a killer. I was born a killer and trained to be a killer. They had me do session after session with almost no breaks. They wanted to strain me, see what my limits were, but I showed them I was damn near limitless. One day though however, when I went to report to training I was assigned a mission. There was a rogue gem on the loose. I was to track her down and shatter her. I complied without question, it was what my diamond had told me to do, and I did everything without question.

I walked briskly out of my diamonds throne room and immediately out the door. Spheres and cones flew around the skies, buildings were huge and looming and I knew it all. I pulled out a small computer device and opened the file that had been sent to it. A lowly ruby had defied an order. I looked up from my computer and blinked slowly. Somehow I just knew where she was hiding. My memory blurs there as well...

Unfortunately where my memory is the clearest was me dragging the kicking and screaming ruby into White Diamonds tower. I remember how my diamond smiled at me and how she boasted about my skills. I threw the ruby to the floor in front of me, I showed no emotion. I thought that I emerged without any, it was for the better anyways. My diamond liked complete obedience and without any emotion I would never let her down. I didn't listen when my diamond talked. She asked the ruby question after question and listened to her sobbing answers. And then I heard it.

"I've heard enough. Onyx, please make sure this Ruby does not say no to me again." White Diamond stood from her glowing throne. I walked across the room with purpose to the sobbing Ruby who just looked up at me with pleading and despair in her eyes.

With one quick fluid movement my left hand reached my lower back, to where my rigid, ovular gem was and took out my weapon. A large handle that spanned my own body with a semi-circular hook on the edge. I gripped it with my right hand and slammed the point down into the ruby's shoulder, right where her gem was. The crack was audible all around the room. I saw my diamond smile as the smoke from her form cleared and small shattered pieces of the once ruby were now scattered on the floor. The pearl winced but got up and clapped for someone to come in and clean her up. My diamond turned to face me once more.

"You have become my favorite Onyx. I think I may have another job for you. This time you're going off world."

Over the next couple of days I was briefed on a mission solely known as "Alpha". It required me to go to earth, find any gems, homeworld or rebel and either eliminate or extract them based on the intelligence I was to collect. I was to go with one of Yellow Diamonds Rubies, one of the best pilots out there. She was going to drop me off and then I was to commence my mission on my own. Rendezvous would be simple, contact White Diamond when I was ready to extract and let them know my number of survivors. It seemed simple in the least, except my Diamond mentioned something most displeasing.

"Unfortunately Rebels are preoccupying this Earth. They have found and converted a Peridot and a Lapis to their cause. A highly ranked Jasper has also gone missing but the reports show she has not been converted, just simply gone." I stared hard at the noble leader in front of me. For the first time since my spawning I felt something I had never felt before. It was an uneasiness, my palms grew cold and a hard lump formed in my throat. I had no doubt about my fighting prowess and agility, but these crystal gems seemed to be more tenacious then previously thought. I would have to put up every shield imaginable. I quietly bowed to my diamond.

"I will be ever cautious and bring you the shattered remains of the rebels to feed the cluster your illustriousness". I stood folding my arms to show her my loyalty. She bent down and offered her hand to me. I graciously stepped on. No other gem that I knew of other than her pearl were graced to enter her majestic hands. My own body was such a stark contrast to hers. I looked up with a small smile on my face. Her hardened leader one faltered at my own.

"You are such a good Onyx. You are my favorite. I know you will be successful for me and your fellow gems. Make all of the Diamonds proud, especially me." And for the first time, she bent down, picked me up and planted a kiss on the top of my head before setting me back down on my feet again. My breath shook as I breathed out, my legs almost turned to goo. My diamond had never done that before. I looked up at her with wide, child like eyes. The smile was still on her face.

"Be careful my wondrous Onyx". My resolve steeled like never before and I stood and saluted her.

"YES MY DIAMOND!"

In that moment, I realized I could not fail.